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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama should dare the Republicans to block his Progressive, African-American, Female nominee...
...Let them fight him all year on that nomination. Inflame the AA community and inspire massive turnout in November. Maybe Obama can't run a third term, but he can still fire up the Democratic base.
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Obama should dare the Republicans to block his Progressive, African-American, Female nominee... (Original Post)
piechartking
Feb 2016
OP
That's true - but which group do you worry more about for turnout? for me...
piechartking
Feb 2016
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randys1
(16,286 posts)1. yes, or this person
Califonz
(465 posts)2. A 40-something Latino SCOTUS nominee would be better...
Watch GOP efforts to attract the Latino vote go down the drain by blocking a Latino SCOTUS nominee!
piechartking
(617 posts)4. That's true - but which group do you worry more about for turnout? for me...
...I worry about AA turnout more than Latino. I think Latino is more regular, but I could be mistaken.
davepc
(3,936 posts)3. Obama is going to nominate some bland moderate, that's his MO.
I have little faith he'll make a bold liberal choice.
piechartking
(617 posts)5. What does he have to lose? eom
davepc
(3,936 posts)7. Nothing, it's just who he is, who he's always been.
He's a slow moving left leaning incrementalist and doesn't have a radical bone in his body.
stellarmom
(6 posts)6. Michelle
How about nominating Michelle, she fits the above bill.